Montague and the Large White Porcelain Bowl

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 145524

This is kind of a borderline point, I suspect it should really be in
the OT group, but since it does deal with direct interpretation of
passages in the book, I'll give it a shot here.

In OotP, Montague was thrown into the vanishing cabinet by the Twins
for trying to take point from Gryffindor. Later he managed to Apparate
out of the vanishing cabinet's nether world and reappeared in a toilet.

In a toilet?

So, he appeared in a room use for various bodily functions?

Or, he literally appeared trapped in a large white porcelain bowl
specifically used for said bodily functions?

Everyone seem to make a pretty big fuss over him simply appearing in
that particular room, so I instinctively went for him being magically
trapped in a the porcelain bowl (toilet in that respect). 

If he simply appeared in the room, why do they even need Snape there,
why not just get Madame Pomfrey to take him to the hospital wing? On
the other hand if he is literally trapped in the porcelain bowl, that
is a lot more complex, and might take some real magic to get him out.
It could also account for his long stay in the hospital wing. 

It's a small point, but I am wondering how others read this, and how
they still view in now that I've pointed out other possible
interpretations?

Oddly curious... oddly.

Steve/bboyminn